From 0384de7c8dd767c91a203c53d74eb70473e051d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BoulderBadgeDad <batmanesignal@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:03:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Settings: hide Playlist Path Template field (no longer drives
 symlink-view naming; kept in DOM for save/load)

---
 webui/index.html | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index dca19e71..6a37eede 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -5558,7 +5558,12 @@
                                     <small class="settings-hint">Variables: $albumartist, $artist, $artistletter, $title, $track (01), $album, $albumtype, $year, $quality (filename only). Use ${var} to append text: ${albumtype}s → Singles</small>
                                 </div>
 
-                                <div class="form-group">
+                                <!-- Playlist Path Template: hidden from the UI. Playlists now import
+                                     normally into Artist/Album and the Playlists/ folder is a symlink
+                                     view that mirrors the real library filename, so this template no
+                                     longer drives playlist-file naming. Kept in the DOM (display:none)
+                                     so settings load/save still round-trips the stored value. -->
+                                <div class="form-group" style="display: none;">
                                     <label>Playlist Path Template:</label>
                                     <input type="text" id="template-playlist-path"
                                         placeholder="$playlist/$artist - $title">